Sumo is a fictional character

Fictional character

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, a mutant

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 in the Marvel Comics

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 Universe. His first appearance was in Tales of Suspense #61.

Fictional character biography

In his first appearance, Sumo is working for a Viet Cong army major. His group was holding an American pilot named Jim Baker prisoner and Captain America

Captain America

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 arrives to try to barter for the man's release. The Captain ends up battling Sumo and other soldiers under the major's command. The pilot and the hero manage to steal a helicopter and escape.

Sumo was recruited by Stryfe

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 to join the Mutant Liberation Front

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 (MLF) with Dragoness

Dragoness (comics)

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 and Kamikaze

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 shortly after the team was created. The MLF fought the New Mutants

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 several times.

Later, Garrison Kane

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 stumbles upon Sumo, Wildside

Wildside (comics)

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, and Forearm

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 in the Canadian mountains and, after a brief scuffle, follows them through their teleportation portal, where he is tortured.

On a mission to steal an ancient sword from a museum, Sumo and several other members of the MLF ran into Cable

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, who has been waiting to ambush them. Cable shot Sumo in the head, killing him.

The android Zero teleported the rest of the MLF to safety leaving Sumo's corpse behind.

Powers and abilities

Sumo has super size, strength, stamina, sturdiness. He has flexible flesh which can absorb impacts, temperature extremes and puncture wounds. He also has a mass-shifting ability which enables him to reposition his weight and form at will, enabling him to move quickly and even leap great distances despite his immense bulk.